I Have Been Working...

...I quilted the *secret* quilt with Curly Hearts by Lorien Quilting but I won't show the quilt until it is in it's Forever Home! You will just need to wait for a spell! I also bound this *giftie* but need to make a label before I will be able to send it to it's Forever Home!


Please be patient with me! Thanks :)

WIP Wednesday

I started the day by making binding...now to quilt the quilt then the binding is ready to go!



I pulled out my leftover blocks from this quilt to get a jump start on my next project. I have enough of the same blue but a different black and white to make another one.



pattern source here.





Next, DD and I have dental appointments. DD for sealants and me for a cleaning.

Stash Update Week #18

Not a whole lot to report except that I did go shopping again!


Fabric added this week: +12 yards
Fabric added this year: +85 yards

Fabric used this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this year: -102.5 yards

Net fabric for the year: -17.5 yards (used)....I am traveling the wrong way here, gang!

What I accomplished this week: nada, zero, zip, nothing

Goals for next week: work on *another* super secret project, start another project.

Looking for a finish this week and a good jump start on another. A friend recently shared that a lump was found on her breast~I hope to start a comfort quit for her. Of course, that will translate to more fabric added to the stash. :)

What I Have Been Up To...

DD (age 11 almost 12) and I have been working in her playroom and bedroom, clearing out what she has outgrown, either she doesn't play with the toys anymore or doesn't wear the clothes anymore.

So far, here is the donation collection.

And this, unfortunately is the landfill pile.

That box store now has fabric at 50% off. Yikes! +12 yards. enough said.


I did manage to go through some of the scraps and separate into boy or girl but I still have more in bags that will work for either quilt. I see many quilts contained in the scrap bins! :)




That's all as far as the Spring Break has been going. Dentist appointment later today and more *sorting* of DD's stuff. I wonder just *how* did she accumulate so much in 12 short years?!

Design Wall Monday

I made a few more String X blocks. Pattern here.

I decided to separate the blocks into boy/girl and make two neonatal quilts. Think I will make theses blocks *in between* my other projects as this is an on-going charity at my night guild.

Stash Update Week #17

No finishes this past week but I did gift some fabric. I also went shopping.

Fabric added this week: +3 yards
Fabric added this year: +73 yards

Fabric used this week: -1 yards (gifted)
Fabric used this year: -102.5 yards

Net fabric for the year: -29.5 yards (used)

What I accomplished this week: nada, nothing, zip, zero

Goals for next week: nada, nothing, zip, zero~DD is home this week on Easter Break! :)

Easter Blessings to all my blogland friends who celebrate!

Image from: Google Image search: *Easter and Jesus 2011*. here.

Did I Tell You?!

That big box store that is discontinuing their fabric department...has all their fabric marked 25 % off near me!
This +3 yards that followed me home. I am really, really tempted to go back to buy backings for a few donation quilts that are *in the pipeline*.

Happy Earth Day 2011

Happy Earth Day! I had visions of grandeur today! I would be at my sewing machine, sewing eco-friendly re-usable grocery totes (which have been on my sewing list forever!) but it didn't happen. :(


photo: Google Image search: Earth Day 2011





Instead: I slept late, did two loads of laundry, attended Good Friday Services, and packaged up a couple of boxes. I also went to Wal*Mart so the Easter Bunny and his candy would magically appear at Bell Creek Quilts this weekend. :)

Wonder what is in the boxes?
Box #1: I send my *its and bits* of batting to my friend Pam. Affectionately referred to as *Wisconsin Air* Watch out Pam, some more *Wisconsin Air* is trucking its way to your home. :)


Box #2: Carin and Carol at Margaret's Hope Chest are holding a quilt drive. Not only are they accepting finished quilts but also any quilt tops anyone may wish to donate. If you send some tops or quilts and comment on their blog post, you are entered into a contest.

It was a tight fit but I managed to fit six completed quilts into the box. Carin and Carol, your box is trucking its way to you, too!


I was a bit lazy today, too. I simply *inked* the back of the quilts for my portion of the label.

WIP Wednesday

I decided to dig into the multicolored scraps and my *Shout Color Catchers* I have been saving. Here's what I came up with today. If asked, I would tell you that my stash is seriously low on pink! They all seem to be in the scrap pile! lol

I'm using this pattern String X as my inspiration. My foundation is a bit smaller so I am trimming to 4.5 in x 9.5 in. I am cutting my black setting squares/triangles at 4.75 inches then slicing on the diagonal. Once all that is sewn then I am trimming my blocks to 6.5 inches. My finished blocks will be 6 inches. I think this is going to wonk out as I don't think my black setting triangles will all line up. :)

I also mailed out my FAB Birthday Giftie. Parcel Post~should reach the Birthday Girl by April 27th~her Birthday! Will reveal that secret project once the Birthday Girl has opened her gifties! :)

Scraps to Share

My friend, Cher recently asked if I had a few yellows I could part with that she could use in a quilt for her granddaughter. I thought~yes ma'am! Here is a sampling of what I found in the bottom of my stash closet. just a few yellows to help out in her quilt. :)

One of my favorite ways to use the stash~gift it! :) (-1 yard...maybe?!)